Category Archives: Mission to Mars

Mars and Beyond

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Mars and Beyond”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMake popcorn for this Disney classic on space exploration. Posted here in honor of NASA’s Curiosity rover mission, it features Werner Von Braun’s forgotten proposal for a manned mission to the red planet. His vision … Continue reading →

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40 Days To Mars

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “40 Days To Mars”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI’ve been following the VASIMR plasma rocket engine for months. The technology is getting traction with Obama’s decision to reset NASA priorities. We’ll know more in April after the White House releases more details, … Continue reading →

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Nuking Mars

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Nuking Mars”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The president is apparently going to skip the moon and take on Mars. New technologies make this far more feasible by cutting the transit time between planets to 39 days. While I’m not necessarily in … Continue reading →

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Mars Needs Republicans

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Mars Needs Republicans”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis is why I listen to Bob Kincaid: Or as my pal Zirgar puts it: It just occurred to me that there’s plenty of room for the red staters to live on the big, pink, … Continue reading →

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One Small Step To Mars

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “One Small Step To Mars”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSuccessful launch of an Ares rocket. Way cheaper than a space shuttle, but all the press can talk about is whether Obama will keep the program: So that’s how we get to orbit. … Continue reading →

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Watch This Space

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Watch This Space”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail While we were watching that shiny balloon last week, the internet was abuzz over the news that deep-space exploration just became much faster — and more likely. It’s what Zandar, Mighty Destroyer of Stupid, … Continue reading →

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Faster Rockets To Bomb Mars With

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Faster Rockets To Bomb Mars With”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The intertubes have been abuzz with discussion for days. By combining a new rocket technology with a gravitational slingshot effect, NASA can get future Mars missions cut to weeks instead of … Continue reading →

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